Sophora toromiro - Wikipedia
Sophora toromiro, commonly known as toromiro, is a species of flowering tree in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Easter Island. Heavy deforestation had eliminated most …
How Rapa Nui Lost a Tree, Only to Have It Sprout Up Elsewhere
2024年3月26日 · Little Sophora toromiro, is far from home, no longer present on Rapa Nui, the Pacific island where it evolved. Also known as Easter Island, or Isla de Pascua in Spanish, …
One of the extinct flowering plants of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is the Toromiro Tree, Sophora toromiro Skottsb. (Leguminosae) which is, however, maintained in cultivation in several …
The Story of How Rapa Nui Lost its Flowering Trees, But ...
2024年4月1日 · Buoyant and salt-resistant, it’s believed the toromiro tree arrived on Rapa Nui 35,000 years ago, and populated the understory of the island’s rich palm tree forests that once …
Toromiro tree gets extinction reprieve - GardenDrum
2019年1月22日 · Toromiro (Sophora toromiro) became extinct on the island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). it was completely eradicated in the 1960s as a result of extensive deforestation. It is …
The toromiro tree: Kōwhai’s remarkable cousin from Rapa Nui ...
2010年11月29日 · What is so special about the toromiro tree? Toromiro is an endemic plant species from Rapa Nui that has been extinct in the wild for over 30 years. The species was …
One lost element of Easter Island’s flora is the toromiro tree, Sophora toromiro Skottsb., now only surviving in cultivation. The conservation of this threatened legume is being co-ordinated …